Sunday, June 20, 2010

Garazh

I bribed Natalia to pose for this picture by promising her another scrumptious chocolate banana milkshake in the café...

Natalia made a very neat dolphin out of recycled paper and tape and two young artists who were working with the kids were fantastic.

Yeah, I know... She hardly looks "thrilled" here. But she had fun, really. She's just sick of having a blogging mom who is always taking pictures. Ergo the milkshake bribe for the mushroom picture...

The rest of the exhibits? Well... The Feast of Trimalchio was quite interesting, but there were parts that were too scary for Natalia, so we left without seeing it all. The Francesco Vezzoli exhibit, featuring Lady Gaga, wasn't exactly a big hit with us or Natalia... The tears of blood also scared her, although she did find the various costumes interesting.

The Rothko exhibit? I was sure she would find that interesting... Once we got over her, "Huh? I could do that... And I did it when I learned to finger paint..." reaction, I got her to tell me what feeling she thought each painting conveyed—and we actually had a lot of fun examining them all.

We also loved the food in the café—very good prices for Moscow and very tasty. Service? Egad; we waited forever for one of our sandwiches! But we enjoyed ourselves. We will definitely be going back again to Garazh this fall!

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About Me

Married mom to two girls navigating the unexpected twists and turns of life in this impressive and sometimes daunting city. We're finishing up our ninth year of living here, and the city has changed so much during this time! I taught French and Spanish back in the USA and now I'm the Head of Foreign Languages in a Russian private school. We initially came here for my husband's job—but now he'll be transferring to London in September 2013. My job & volunteer position at the Sochi Olympics—and the girls' schooling—will keep us in Moscow for one more year until we join him there next summer.